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Waves and Electromagnetic Spectrum

Authored by Michele Campbell

Physics

8th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 7+ times

Waves and Electromagnetic Spectrum
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a ____.

wave

medium

vibration

compression

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The highest parts of a transverse wave are called ____.

troughs

crests

nodes

wavelengths

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called ____.

compressional waves

transverse waves

surface waves

combination waves

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave's ____.

amplitude

wavelength

frequency

speed

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The interaction between two waves that meet is called ____.

reflection

refraction

diffraction

interference

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Frequency is measured in units called ____.

amps

hertz

nodes

antinodes

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a wave hits a surface through which it CANNOT pass and bounces back, it undergoes ____.

reflection

refraction

constructive interference

destructive interference

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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